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Janey’s Girl

Series: novels by gayle friesen

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Fourteen-year-old Claire and her mother, Jane, are on their way across the country to visit Claire’s grandmother. As they approach the family farm, Claire watches her mother become more and more anxious. Until now, she thought they had an open relationship with a healthy respect for each other’s privacy. This trip unlocks the key to the many questions Claire has about their past – including the identity of her father and the reason her mother never went back home until now. Gayle Friesen’s novel Janey’s Girl is a coming-of-age story with a twist: Claire’s mother is the one who reaches maturity.

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Fourteen-year-old Claire and her mother, Jane, are on their way across the country to visit Claire’s grandmother. As they approach the family farm, Claire watches her mother become more and more anxious. Until now, she thought they had an open relationship with a healthy respect for each other’s privacy. This trip unlocks the key to the many questions Claire has about their past – including the identity of her father and the reason her mother never went back home until now. Gayle Friesen’s novel Janey’s Girl is a coming-of-age story with a twist: Claire’s mother is the one who reaches maturity.

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Reading Levels

    lexile level
  • 550L

  • guided reading
  • Z

  • guided reading grade level
  • 7-up

  • accelerated reader interest lvl
  • UG

  • accelerated reader reading level
  • 4

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Reviews

"In this well-written first novel, Friesen tells an involving story about a girl trying to find out about her family’s past. The author is particularly adept at revealing the many emotions of the various characters. Readers should sympathize with Claire and what she goes through as she learns about her family, makes some important decisions, stands up to her overbearing mother, and comes to know her father and the half-brother she never knew she had."

School Library Journal, 01/10/1998

"Claire’s difficult decisions about her life, and her attempts to bring the old family secrets into the light, are balanced by humor and warmth in the dialogue and some fine, lovingly realized characters."

Kirkus Reviews, 01/08/1998

"Janey’s Girl is a stunning debut by Gayle Friesen of Delta, B.C. The main characters are real — interesting and imperfect. The story does not provide a neat, happy ending. It almost begs for a sequel but as Janey says at one point: “There’s no happily ever after here, Claire. How many times have I told you that?”"

Quill and Quire, 01/09/1998

Awards

  • 2001 - Manitoba Young Readers Choice Award, Pacific Northwest Library Association, Short-listed

  • 2001 - Red Cedar Book Award, The New York Public Library, Winner

  • 2000 - Young Readers Choice Award, Canadian Library Association, Winner

  • 1999 - Books for the Teen Age List, Canada Council for the Arts, Winner

  • 1998 - CLA Young Adult Book Award, Ontario Library Association, Winner

  • 1998 - Governor General’s Literary Award, Children’s Text, National Chapter of Canada IODE, Short-listed

  • 1998 - Junior Library Guild Selection, , Winner

  • 1998 - Mr. Christie's Book Award, , Short-listed

  • 1998 - Red Maple Award, , Winner

  • 1998 - Ruth Schwartz Children's Book Award, , Short-listed

  • 1998 - Violet Downey Book Award, , Winner

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